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Media Contacts:

Joel Shapiro (president)
Gerry Luiting (show director)

The Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Show Team is a leading entertainment and tourist attraction in Janesville, Wisconsin. The team performs twice weekly water ski shows andis the most successful water ski show team in the world with 15 national championships.

Year Started:

1961

Membership:

150 (individual, family, social, and honorary memberships)

Legal Organization:

The Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Club, Inc. is a Wisconsin corporation with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status approved by the Internal Revenue Service.

Governance:

Elected, non-paid board of directors consisting of 11 officers: president, vice president, treasurer, show director, recording secretary, corresponding secretary, WWSF representative, boat maintenance coordinator, concessions coordinator, and two members at large
(The president is the equivalent of an executive director, and the
show director is essentially the operations manager.)

Funding:

The Rock Aqua Jays are funded solely through donations, traditional fundraising, sponsorships, and membership dues. The organization receives no public funding.

Show Site:

Rock River at Traxler Park in downtown Janesville, Wisconsin

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 754
Janesville, WI 53547-0754

Web Address:

www.rockaquajays.org

Products/Services:

Entertainment and education

Audience:

Anyone seeking entertainment (emphasis on families)

Events & Activities:

• Sunday and Wednesday evening water ski shows
• Learn to ski clinics
• Mercury Marine Open Water Ski Show Tournament host
• State and national competitions
• Hosting other tournaments (Division I Nationals)
• Partnership with UW-Whitewater collegiate ski team
• Fundraisers to support show operations
• Fright Factory haunted house
• Winter Waterland
• RAJnation alumni association

Accomplishments:

• 15 national championship titles
• 12 Wisconsin state championship titles
• First amateur team to build 3-level pyramid (1974)
• First amateur team to build 4-level pyramid (1981)
• First amateur team to build 5-level pyramid (1993)
• Highest scoring act in history of water ski show competition
(482 out of 500 points for a 4-level pyramid performed in 1985)
• World-record holder for largest pyramid in competition
(44-person triple 4-level pyramid in 2003)
• First amateur team to perform and compete in China

Major Sponsors:

Mercury Marine, Malibu Boats, Livorsi Marine, Tinus Marine, Hendricks Development Group, ABC Supply Co., The Janesville Gazette, WCLO & WJVL radio stations, Connelly Skis, and
ACME Propellers